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Verizon and the iPhone: Nothing to report today, but...

Updated: Apple is reportedly talking to Verizon Wireless about bringing the iPhone to the carrier, according to USA Today. And Verizon executives aren't exactly pooh-poohing the reports.  On a conference call, Verizon operating chief Dennis Strigl said the company is always talking to device makers, but had "no announcements to make...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Verizon Wireless, Apple Obviously, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Networking, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-27

Is Apple too focussed on Vista?

Is Apple too focussed on Vista?Take Apple at their word.A company representative commented that, since people were thinking about spending money on a computer with Vista or on the operating system alone, this would be a good time to remind them of the existence of Macs.Apparently a significant number of...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Apple obviously, FUD, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, advertisement, OSX, operating system, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2007-02-15

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Motorola and Palm; will 2009 be designated as a comeback year?

wrongwell matthew, because you have been wrong consistently about the smartphone market the last few years i would argue they are both doomed, when you like them. the pre doesn't help palm as it should regardless of critical acclaim and motorola will participate in the race to the bottom (margin...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Mobile operating systems, RIM OS, Palm Inc., Pre, GSM, Motorola Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Maingear unleashes Shift desktop, child-sized 'personal supercomputer' for $2,199 (or $13,394)

Without demonstrated Linux or OSX support......what's the point? Who does video stuff on Windows?Plenty do.....You just don't get out much. My XP system with cakewalk software did me just fine and that was on a P4 system that couldn't keep itself cool, ever. But my audio quality...

Tags: Desktops, Maingear, personal supercomputer, supercomputer, desktop

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

A visit to Microsoft's first store

I missed an explanation as to why...I should shop there."Three rows of tables displayed hardware from Dell, HP, Sony and Lenovo."The big chains sell those already. Why would I go to a Windows store to buy Dells, HPs, Sonys and Lenovos, when there are several sources for those same computers...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., 64-bit, Microsoft Windows, computer, GPU, Microsoft Windows 7, hardware

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

Apple releases iTunes 9.0.2, kills Palm Pre sync ... again

Round up the executive and throw them in jailApple's behavior is simply unacceptable.Palm... Shakes HeadNote to Palm: Make a Front end that uses the iTunes DB or quit trying to keep hacking. It is REALLY stupid. A) You will never keep ahead of this.B) Even if you keep fixing it,...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Smart phones, Apple Inc., Palm Inc., Apple iTunes, Palm Pre

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

With Motorola Droid, Verizon puts doubts about Google Android platform to rest [review]

Looks pretty nice, one comment on the article tho...[i]Further, Android 2.0 offers universal search, surfacing Web pages (history, bookmarks, etc.), contacts, applications and more all from the same search field widget. It?s a welcome addition.[/i]This is actually a feature of Android 1.6 and so not exclusive to the Droid or...

Tags: Smart phones, Motorola Inc., Google Android, Apple iPhone, Motorola Droid, Verizon Communications Inc., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

Smartphone wars; one platform will never rule them all

UbuntuThere are enough potential customers out there, and enough open source software available for potential OS builders that you don't really need that much market share to remain vital.Mac OS has only a fraction of the entire computer market and Ubuntu only has a fraction of Mac OS's market share....

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Smart phones, Cellular phones, Operating systems, Smartphone, phone, smart phone, Apple Inc., operating system

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

Five interesting new details about Verizon's Moto Droid

HTML5 a "nonstandard"?Isn't HTML5 a "nonstandard", in that it hasn't been approved yet?I can't wait for my new ....... after 2 deal to arrive! Sounds like this phone rocks. That combined with Verizon Wireless coverage this should be a big winner!So the big "savings" from using a "free"...

Tags: Handhelds, GPS, HTML5, Verizon Communications Inc., Moto Droid, phone, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

With BlackBerry Storm2, RIM wins the battle but loses the smartphone war [review]

physical keyboards vs touch screensYour rant against physical keyboards was uncalled for and inaccurate. At this time, no "touch" phone exists that could capture the accuracy and speed of a physical keyboard. If you do a lot of emails, txt, or document processing, you will concede this point....

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Smart phones, Handhelds, Research In Motion Ltd., keyboard, touch screen, RIM BlackBerry, physical keyboard, Apple iPhone, smart phone

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

ZFS on Snow Leopard? Forget about it!

Isn't it funny how the Apple crowd ........ attacked Microsoft when WinFS was pulled from Vista but appear to be totally absent on this story? I can't wait to see how they alibi Apple for this move.They'll defend it based upon licensingbut all that will prove is Apple was...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, ZFS, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., WinFS

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Microsoft drops 'Family Guy' special

Viewers watch Family Guy because they want tonot because it's forced in to their cubicles at work.That doesn't fit with the Windows brand, indeed.MSFT tried to alter the content of the show"Microsoft sent MacFarlane and Fox several notes expressing their concern over the show's content but ultimately decided just to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Family Guy, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Piracy and the Apple App Store

PiracyI'm curious as to how they discovered that 80%. I'm assuming (I know, bad idea) that they post the app on the app store (well, Apple does after reviewing it) and someone has to buy it in order to pirate it or is the App store itself broken into? If...

Tags: Games, piracy, game, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

Mac ZFS is dead: RIP.

fortunatelywhile zfs is cool, there are enough other file systems, so we users won't miss it muchHow about EXT4 and BTRFS?What do you think of EXT4 and it's destined successor, BTRFS?NTFSActualy has similar features to most of these but maybe its not implemented as well.Apple picks NetApp WAFL over...

Tags: Storage, Mac ZFS, Actualy, Robin, Apple Macintosh, NetApp Inc., ZFS, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

Was Windows 7 totally your idea?

W7: Whose ideas?It is pretty clear that Apple and Microsoft "borrow" from each other. I don't think that's a problem, all competitors "borrow" each others' ideas and the consumer wins.What is clear, though, is that Microsoft did listen to alot of people but it wasn't those people that use...

Tags: Desktops, Crispin, Microsoft Corp., PC, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Google's Schmidt: Mimicking Office completely not 'a good use of our time'

Commonsense! Please get rid of MS Office!Please do NOT copy anything MS Office has leavethis lethargic conglomeration of software vendorsMS purchased and created the 2G office suitethat is full of security holes.I hope they go their own route and NO one needsa office suite that cost $400+$700 for a companyseat...

Tags: Microsoft Office, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Dell: A few examples of what's wrong with your tech support

The on-site tech support tech was obviously in the U.S., but ....it sounds like the "other end" of the line is somewhere half way around the planet (maybe also taking orders for "Shammy Wows") while reading off a scripted Q&A screen.Kinda like "cloud tech support"?What really hurts is that this...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Dell Computer Corp., tech support, cheap machine

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

HTC Tilt 2 (AT&T)

Editors' note: Portions of the Features section were taken from our review of the HTC Pure since the two smartphones share a number of same features.After waiting in the wings, AT&T's business customers are finally getting their turn with the HTC Touch Pro2. Dubbed the HTC Tilt 2 (and obviously...

Tags: Keyboards, Smart phones, Handhelds, Cellular phones, High Tech Computer Corp., smart phone, AT&T Corp., Tilt2

Product reviews 2009-10-20

Apple releases new wireless "magic" multitouch mouse

I'm surprised...that they've 'taken' a lead from video gaming? If it's magic, then shouldn't it be simply a 'wave of the hand'?http://tinyurl.com/ykr2yqbWell, it [i]could[/i] be coolI'm not sure I get the full functionality of it. Is it more akin to an iphone-style touchscreen obviously sans screen or is it...

Tags: Mice, Keyboards, wireless, mouse, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

How long until Windows 7 market share beats Mac OS X Leopard/Snow Leopard?

RE: How long until Windows 7 market share beats Mac OS X Leopard/Snow Leopard?snow leopard is 10.6 the figures don't even mention that!!!???!Years if you look at adoption ratesBased on percent of existing users. RE: How long until Windows 7 market share beats Mac OS X Leopard/Snow Leopard?One week.RE: How...

Tags: Operating systems, Windows 7 market share, Mac OS X Leopard/Snow Leopard, Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-20